Stanley’s next big adventure (and ours) was to Amboseli National Park. As readers of these posts have learned by now, of all the splendid wildlife in Africa the African bush elephant seems to hold pride of place for Mr. Guy. So for a long time, Amboseli has been a goal for me, not only for …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (7): More New Friends
Stanley was a big hit in Kenya, and as he got to meet Kenyan children it became clear that young people all over the world like to get to know one another, regardless of where they come from (or how thick they are – even a kid half-an-inch wide can make new friends). One of …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (6): Egerton Castle
Egerton Castle is a very special place for me. I can’t say exactly why, except that I greatly admire what Lord Egerton was able to do back in the 20th century, when he lead other settlers in Kenya in helping the local people. It was his goal to figure out how to strengthen the country’s …
Wow! What a Fantastic Way to Celebrate the Season!
Apparently everyone else in the world has seen this, but as I’ve not been near a computer for a while and my e-mail has not been accessed, it just showed up in my e-mails (from several colleagues both from America and from several different countries, including a note from one international friend who commented: “This …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (5): Lake Nakuru National Park
We don’t hear much about the flamingos in Kenya, and Flat Stanley got pretty excited when I told him that we could see thousands and thousands of flamingoes in Lake Nakuru National Park. I went there last year on a safari, and I was amazed at how many flamingoes there (I wrote about the park …
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